Fuji FinePix S9600

the fuji finepix s9600 is a very versatile all rounder, and very good value for money.

Lens quality and range ideal; manual control of zoom range excellent.Well made

Minor gripe ,Battery power indicator only shows when almost exhausted.Optical stabilization would have been useful especially at the telephoto end.

This Fuji FinePix S9600 is a good camera for general use and I use mine for both stills of my products for sale and also for archery coaching video analysis.

Not a complicated camera but very capable and versatile.

Used my Fujifilm S9600 for about two years. Love it.

The independent flash socket. Knowing my Portaflash studio flash flashes at 1000th sec, I set the camera manually to shutter speed 1000 and experimented with aperture (most apertures successful). Instant "studio" results! Attainable price.I love the speed of quarter turn of barrel from 28 - 300 mm.Chose it because being of slight build I got tired of the weight of carrying several lenses.

Owned my Fujifilm S9600 for about two years. Love it. Like the independent flash socket - use it with my Portaflash studio set-up. Knowing the speed of the Portaflash was 1000th sec, I just manually set the camera shutter to 1000 and experimented with the aperture. Instant success!Like the speed of quarter turn of the barrel to go from 28 to 300 mm.Being slightly-built I like the portability compared with carrying several lenses.Like having a manual-focus option, although I have to admit I seldom use it.

I think this camera is an amazing price for 10.7 megapixels. This camera is extremely good value for money. Also it is smaller than most digital SLR cameras. I do not see any flaws, therefore I well recommend Fuji FinePix S9600.

A good camera for a novice that wants a decent bit of kit but also a very serious camera that is cheap, it does well in nearly all situations and has so many easy to use programmes and because of the manual zoom the switch on and ready time is very fast.

I HAVE HAD NIKONS ETC, ETC BUT I LOVE THIS CAMERA.

The ease of use on the Fuji FinePix S9600 is superb, flexibility galore and produces stunning pictures.

If you looking in buying a very good digital camera with such functions and a very good price go the Fuji S9600

The Fuji FinePix S9600 looks like an DSLR, feels and handles like a DSLR but stops just a little way short. Due to it's smaller 9MP sensor it struggles with noise as the ISO is increased above 200, although in most circumstances ISO 400 is more than acceptable. Focus is fast and fairly accurate, struggles a little in low light but a very good manual focus system which I've found to be quick and easy to use overcomes the low light focusing issues. The manual zoom is a breeze to use and uses no battery power, and with a 28mm to 300mm, 35mm equivalent zoom range gives you a fairly wide angle to a good telephoto length. fairly fast at the wide end too with a maximum aperture of f2.8 . The view finder and LCD are good enough to use for manual focus and composition although I find the rear LCD at 2" a little hard to use, (The old eyes are not what they used to be), but because it tilts it could make make that seemingly impossible shot possible. Nice additions like an external hot shoe, cable release socket all go to making the 9600 a good starter camera. It's not a camera for the point and shoot brigade I think unless you're willing to learn how to use it to it's full potential you may well be a little dissatisfied. It's a camera for people who want to have control over what and how they they shoot their photos.

The Fuji FinePix S9600 is a cracking camera, very good price for a bridge camera. Hard wearing camera for more than your average photo's. Great zoom, good quality shots at full image quality settings, good ISO settings, can use off camera flash with flash gun